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GATE 2021 XH5 – Question 14

Reasoning and Comprehension · Reading Comprehension and Expression: Understanding complex language in short paragraphs and answering questions on them; questions on the stylistic and rhetorical aspects of a short passage, including corrections or modifications of particular sentences · 1 mark · Multiple choice

Detective fiction often pairs a brilliant investigator with an incompetent detective. They pursue different accounts: the latter is misled by the culprit’s plans, while the former solves the case after a final confrontation. Analysts say the contrasting accounts add misleading clues and complexity for readers trying to identify the criminal. What most logically follows?

  1. Such a pairing is necessary for a detective story to be well written.
  2. The main aim of the contrast is to display the complexity of investigation.
  3. Writers never let an incompetent detective solve a case.
  4. The two investigative accounts make the outcome harder for readers to work out.

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Correct answer: (D) The two investigative accounts make the outcome harder for readers to work out.

Explanation

The passage locates the technique’s purpose in the reader’s difficulty following misleading clues, directly supporting D. A and C introduce universal requirements absent from the passage. B shifts emphasis from uncertainty for the reader to investigation as its own subject.

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